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ROCHESTER — Ability Partners Foundation hosted its 13th annual 5K Run for Fun/1Mile Walk for Wellness in early June. Cash prizes were awarded to top three male/female overall winners; non-cash prizes were awarded to the top finishers in age categories. Dave Herbert and...

Canandaigua Elks Lodge No. 1844, 19 Niagara St., Canandaigua, has served the local community since the 1950s. On Aug. 18, the lodge will host one of its biggest fundraisers of the year, the annual sportsman drawing and chicken barbecue, from noon to 5 p.m. (read more)

Golf tourney to benefit Happiness House, SENECA FALLS — Since its inaugural event in 1986, the Francis “Ben” Bonafiglia Happiness House Golf Tournament has raised $820,000 in support of adults and children with disabilities. (read more)

Golf tournament to support Happiness House. The Francis “Ben” Bonafiglia — Happiness House Golf Tournament has raised $820,000 in support of adults and children with disabilities since 1986. This year’s tournament is Aug. 1 at Seneca Falls Country Club, 2790 state Rout...

The town of Brighton and the Brighton Kiwanis Club held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Sway Fun Inclusive Glider, on July 9 at the Brighton Kiwanis playground located behind the Brighton Town Hall. (read more)

The Brighton Kiwanis Playground is now more accessible to kids of all abilities. The town held a ribbon cutting Monday for the new “Sway Fun Inclusive Glider.” It’s a wheelchair-accessible glider that allows for shared play opportunities.The swing was donated by the Br...

Three Rochester-area poverty-reduction programs will receive nearly $1 million in state funding through the Empire State Poverty Reduction Initiative (ESPRI). “Through the Empire State Poverty Reduction Initiative, we are empowering communities to connect people with o...

We discuss disparities in autism diagnosis and treatment. The death of Trevyan Rowe has pushed the Golisano Autism Center to speed up plans to provide some services to families of children with autism in the City of Rochester. (Listen to the full interview)